...and suddenly, everyone was playing one of those 4-string guitars...I wonder if their sales have suddenly gone up?
As far as jokes/good humour goes, George, I prefer your "wouldn't give a fig for stiff upper lips"!
But is the encouragement of being passionate about things (even from traditionally sober politicians, these days) a good idea...

Poem 150 of 230: TEARS

Watching a documentary
    Of the '66 World Cup,
And the way of England's Ramsey,
    I thought: "Let's give 'passion' up."

It voiced and showed his calm way -
    He playing things down a touch;
And as his home team won the day,
    They showed care but not too much.

Analytical Englishmen -
    Cool over the tasks that lay;
We see some of it in Henman,
    But it's not the modern way.

Sadly, passion and youthful thought
    Have become the status quo,
And social standards and sport
    Have sunk relatively low.

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